Hisham al-Saedni

Hisham al-Saedni (1965-13 October 2012) was the founder of the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem and Jahafil al-Tawhid wal-Jihad fi Filastin.

Biography
Hisham al-Saedni was born in 1965 in the Gaza Strip, and he lived in Egypt and Jordan before joining al-Qaeda. He was wanted for attacks on tourists in Egypt as well as for his involvement with al-Qaeda in Iraq during the Iraq War, and on 5 February 2011 he founded Jahafil Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad fi Filastin, saying that Christians and Jews could be targeted in 9/11-style attacks. al-Saedni also said that the prevention of attacks out of fear of harming Muslims was not permissible, as it would mean halting the jihad. He formed the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem soon after, and he was an influential proponent of Salafism in Palestine. Hamas arrested him on 2 March 2011 for terrorism, and in revenge his men killed Italian aid worker Vitttorio Arrigoni. In August 2012, Saedni was released, but after he committed a rocket attack, Israel hunted him down. The Israeli Air Force killed him in a missile strike on Masoud Street in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip while he was riding on a motorcycle.